The Atlanta Dream won for the fourth-straight time with an 81-79 overtime victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Sunday night at the McCamish Pavilion, in Atlanta, Georgia. The WNBA Eastern Conference-leading Dream improved to 15-5, while the Sky fell for the fifth-straight time and dropped to 8-13. The Sky are now 2-5 since star Elena Delle Donne went out on June 25 due to a flare up of Lyme disease. Atlanta swingman Angel McCoughtry led all scorers with 33 points, while guard...

Celtics 116, Magic 110 (OT): Paul Pierce hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime and Rajon Rondo had 16 assists for his 37th consecutive game in double figures as Boston downed host Orlando. Rondo also scored 15 points and fell one rebound shy of a triple-double while matching John Stockton (1989) for the second-longest double-digit assist streak in NBA history. Magic Johnson set the record of 46 in 1983-84. Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who scored eight...

Minutes have been scarce for Juan Luis Anangono in recent games but the Fire forward seized his chance to make a impact Wednesday night at Toyota Park. Anangono, who came off the bench in the 77th minute, scored with seven minutes left in regulation to force a 2-2 tie and added an insurance goal in overtime as the Fire beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 to advance in U.S. Open Cup play. Forward Quincy Amarikwa scored what proved to be the game-winner one minute into overtime while the Fire held the...

Bills 19, Cardinals 16 (OT): Jairus Byrd's second interception of the game set up Rian Lindell's 25-yard field goal in overtime as visiting Buffalo joined a four-way tie atop the AFC East. The Bills (3-3) failed to score on their first possession in overtime, but backup Arizona quarterback John Skelton underthrew tight end Rob Housler and Byrd picked off the pass and returned it to the Arizona 6 to set up the winning kick. Arizona's Jay Feely connected on a career-long 61-yard field goal with...

Kings 5, Rangers 4 (2OT): Captain Dustin Brown scored 10:26 into double overtime as host Los Angeles erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and seized a 2-0 advantage in the Stanley Cup final. New York's Chris Kreider had two point-blank opportunities to end the contest in the first overtime, hitting the far post from the inner edge of the right faceoff circle at 7:51 before missing the net on a breakaway near the 16 1/2-minute mark. Los Angeles ended the marathon when defenseman Willie...

Celtics 100, Wizards 94 (OT): Kevin Garnett had a strong game on both ends as he collected 20 points and 13 rebounds and Boston did enough to defeat visiting Washington in the second game of a home-and-home set. Rajon Rondo had his fourth double-double in as many games by adding 18 points and 14 assists while Paul Pierce had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry also chipped in 16 points off the bench as the Celtics won despite squandering a 10-point lead and making 19 turnovers Kevin...

Kings win in 2 OT, take 2-0 lead over Rangers LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings showed again it isn't how they start the game but how they finish it. Right winger Dustin Brown deflected a shot by defenseman Willie Mitchell at 10:26 in double overtime, rallying the Kings to a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final before a crowd of 18,532 at Staples Center. "How we turn the tide of a game over the course of a game,...

(Updated: Deletes all shooting statistics in 4th graph Deletes "Purdue's" before "Hammons" and "Byrd" in GAME NOTEBOOK) Purdue 65, Iowa 62 (OT): Terone Johnson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, both team highs, to lead the host Boilermakers past the Hawkeyes in a game that featured a lackluster first half but exciting finish. Ronnie Johnson, Teroneâs brother, scored 15 points to help Purdue (11-9, 4-3 Big Ten) win for the fourth time in five games and improve to 9-3 at home.

LOS ANGELES -- Justin Williams' flair for the dramatic allowed the Los Angeles Kings to prevail in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Williams scored 4:36 into overtime, lifting the Kings to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers before a sellout crowd of 18,399 at Staples Center on Wednesday night. After a turnover by New York defenseman Dan Girardi in his own end, Williams fielded a pass from center Mike Richards and converted the game-winner with a blast over the shoulder of...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Kings take opener with OT win vs. Rangers LOS ANGELES -- Justin Williams' flair for the dramatic allowed the Los Angeles Kings to prevail in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Williams scored 4:36 into overtime, lifting the Kings to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers before a sellout crowd of 18,399 at Staples Center on Wednesday night. After a turnover by New York defenseman Dan Girardi in his own end, Williams...

Lions 26, Eagles 23 (OT): Jason Hanson kicked a 45-yard field goal four minutes into overtime as visiting Detroit rallied from a late 10-point deficit to halt its three-game losing streak. Matthew Stafford, who completed 22 of 45 passes for 311 yards, threw for a touchdown and ran for another as the Lions also ended a five-game skid against Philadelphia. The Eagles (3-3) received the ball to start overtime and Michael Vick lost 22 yards as he was sacked twice before throwing an incompletion.

At 10:10 Sunday night, Chicago shook its fist at fate, cursed the Kings and slowly started to face reality that will take all summer to sink in. BREAKING NEWS: Hearts all over town broke watching the Blackhawks lose 5-4 in overtime in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. There will be no Stanley Cup repeat, parade or Grant Park celebration. Stunningly, the Hawks' season is over. It even seems odd to type that. It ended when Kings defenseman Alec Martinez fulfilled the dream every...

The NFL has adopted its sudden-death overtime rules used in the postseason for all games and will review all turnovers in 2012. The overtime structure was first used in the Broncos overtime playoff win over the Steelers in January. It stipulates that both teams have the opportunity to possess the ball once in overtime unless the initial receiving team scores a touchdown. A proposal by the Bills to dramatically change the process of instant replay to put all plays in question in the hands...

The Sports Xchange Hawks 101, Wizards 100 (OT) ATLANTA - Kyle Korver hit a three-point shot with 1.7 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 101-100 Wednesday night. The winless Wizards almost had a final bucket -- Martell Webster tipped in a Kevin Seraphin shot, but time had expired. Seraphin had a season high 21 points and 10 rebounds and Trevor Ariza 15 rebounds and 12 points. The Wizards got a boost from the return of Nene, who scored 12 points...

The Sports Xchange Mavericks 117, Kings 112 (OT) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Dallas Mavericks ended their five-game losing streak Thursday night with a 117-112 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings before an announced crowd of 14,011 at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings held a 71-54 lead in the third quarter, but the Mavericks methodically took advantage of Sacramento mistakes, poor offensive possessions and swiss-cheese defense to walk down Sacramento. O.J. Mayo led the Mavericks...